Daily Archives: October 22, 2011
Occupy Wall St. Poetry Update
My name is Stephen Boyer! I’m a librarian at the People’s Library, I moved in full-time a couple weeks ago. I’ve been insanely busy getting the Occupy Wall St. Poetry Anthology off the ground and the WiFi here has been … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, OccupyLibraries, Poetry, Stephen, Video
10/22/11 Meeting Minutes
Following are the meeting minutes for the October 22nd Library Working Group Meeting. The agenda items are listed first, and the minutes are after the fold (click “continue reading” to see the minutes in full). Finances, expenditures, and internal procedures … Continue reading
Filed under Meeting Minutes, Michael, Process, Working Group Meeting
“Information is Liberation”: A People’s Librarian’s Thoughts on the Library at #OWS
In the midst of the singing, the chanting, the debating of Liberty Plaza, a library has bloomed. Stocked with donations and staffed by volunteers, it sits ready and waiting to offer the printed word to all who can read. Occupy … Continue reading
Filed under Mandy, OccupyLibraries, Radical Reference
“. . . and Beyond”
I’m thrilled that the New York Times covered the opening of #OccupyBoston’s library. It’s an important story, worth being written about – in fact we wrote about it back when it happened. What I can’t figure out is how the … Continue reading
Filed under #OccupyBoston, Announcements, Media, Michael, Solidarity
